Davis Theater

4616-4630 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 26, 2016. NRIS 15000930.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Pershing Theatre

From Wikipedia:

Davis Theater

The Davis Theater, originally known as the Pershing Theater, is a first run movie theater located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago. Built in 1918, the theater has operated in different capacities in its history, showing silent films, German-language films, and various forms of stage performance. In 1999, the Davis was planned to be demolished to build residential condos, but the plans were cancelled in part due to a negative response from the community. It is one of the few operating neighborhood movie theaters in Chicago. Its building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

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